Lafayette Avenue & Rockwell Place

Lafayette Avenue and Rockwell Place meet at a three-way junction in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Brooklyn Bears/Rockwell Place Garden is 50 feet away. The nearest subway, Nevins St, is about two minutes on foot, and 12 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 34 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 70 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Nevins St
650 feet · 2 min on foot · 2, 3, 4, 5
Nearest bus stop
530 feet
3 Av/State St · B103
Within a walk
34 places
6 religious buildings, 4 schools and 13 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lafayette Avenue & Rockwell Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Nevins St, 650 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  • 12 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Nevins St 2, 3, 4, 5
    650 feet
    2 3 4 5

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
4 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …
  3. 4 …
  4. 5 …
Outbound
4 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …
  3. 4 …
  4. 5 …

Also within a walk

  1. Fulton St G
    710 feet
    G
  2. Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr 2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, N, Q, R
    930 feet
    2 3 4 5 B D N Q R

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Work & Nature” (1997) by Anton van Dalen at the Nevins St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/State St, 530 feet away, for the B103.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/State St B103
    530 feet
    B103

Next buses at this stop

  1. B103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Lafayette Avenue.

  • 128 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 3 Ave & Schermerhorn St 35 docks in all
    220 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Navy Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 160 Johnson Street Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 625 Atlantic Avenue Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11217
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 2
City Council district
35
Police precinct
88
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Fort Greene
Elevation
37 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 4,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 2012 and 2016.

Since 2014 at least 536 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Prospector' elm and the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 13 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2016 and October 2018, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Lafayette Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Rockwell Place

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-6PM

West side of Rockwell Place

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 50 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Italianate, and mostly built between 1856 and 1859.

  1. The Salvation Army Building Designated landmark
    440 feet
  2. Brooklyn Music School Designated landmark
    530 feet
  3. Williamsburgh Savings Bank Designated landmark
    570 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 public places.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 public spaces
  • 3 trade or language schools
  • 15 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Khalil Gibran International Academy School
    400 feet
  2. The Elizabeth Jennings School for Bold Explorers School
    400 feet
  3. Brooklyn Independent School
    560 feet
Show all 7
  1. The International Charter School of New York Annex School
    570 feet
  2. Masters Refrigeration Learning Cntr Trade or language school
    810 feet
  3. Dental Auxiliary Training Center Trade or language school
    990 feet
  4. Medical Aid Training Schools Trade or language school
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Brooklyn Bears/Rockwell Place Garden
    50 feet
  2. Sixteen Sycamores Playground
    430 feet
  3. Betty Carter Park
    530 feet
Show all 6
  1. MoCADA Ubuntu Garden
    630 feet
  2. Fowler Square
    980 feet
  3. North Pacific Playground
    1,200 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at BAM South Public space
    470 feet
  2. Fox Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    890 feet
  3. Fowler Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,030 feet
Show all 5
  1. Public space at 620 Fulton Street Public space
    550 feet
  2. Public space at Forte Public space
    710 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Library for Arts & Culture Library
    420 feet
  2. Atlantic Avenue Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    890 feet
  3. General Edward Big Ned Fowler Monument Monument or memorial
    960 feet
Show all 5
  1. Atlantic Avenue Control House Listed historic place
    1,040 feet
  2. Fort Greene Historic District (Boundary Increase) Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Polonsky Shakespeare Center Theater or concert hall
    280 feet
  2. Brooklyn Academy of Music Arts or cultural center · landmark · listed historic place
    340 feet
  3. BAM Harvey Theater Theater or concert hall
    670 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Recovery House of Worship Church Listed historic place
    350 feet
  2. Temple of Restoration House of worship
    1,080 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Times Plaza Post Office
    700 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 226 Fire station
    1,180 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    580 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    770 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    780 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    400 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,310 feet
  3. Lidl Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    830 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Atlantic Terminal Shopping center
    940 feet
  2. Atlantic Center Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 70 places to eat and 19 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Lafayette Avenue or Rockwell Place.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.